Empirical Pediatric Therapy

We are delighted to announce that we have immediate openings for speech & language therapy. Please reach out to us if you are interested in learning more about our center-based speech therapy services.

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Empirical Pediatric Therapy is seeking peer buddies to volunteer in our program as social models. We are currently seeking peer buddies ranging in age from 4 to 13 years old. Peer buddies participate in our social skills groups just as the other participants do. They are there to provide a model of age-appropriate social behavior by playing and interacting with other children in a natural, play-based setting. In addition to helping other children develop social skills, peer buddies benefit from the altruistic experience of promoting social inclusion within our community, all while having fun! If your child may be interested in volunteering as a peer buddy, please contact [email protected] to schedule an informal meet & greet.

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We are now accepting applications for our social skills groups ages 3 to 4 and 5 to 6.

Skills That Can Be Taught in Empirical Pediatric Therapy’s Social Skills Groups:

Beginning Social Skills
1. Listening
2. Conversational Tone & Volume
3. Being Assertive
4. Saying Thank You
5. Rewarding Yourself
6. Asking for Help
7. Asking a Favor
8. Ignoring

School-Related Skills
9. Asking a Question
10. Following Directions
11. Trying When It’s Hard
12. Interrupting
Friendship-Making Skills
13. Greeting Others
14. Reading Others
15. Joining In
16. Waiting Your Turn
17. Sharing
18. Offering Help
19. Asking Someone to Play
20. Playing a Game

Dealing with Feelings
21. Knowing Your Feelings
22. Feeling Left Out
23. Asking to Talk
24. Dealing with Fear
25. Deciding How Someone Feels
26. Showing Affection

Alternatives to Problem Behavior
27. Dealing with Teasing
28. Dealing with Feeling Angry
29. Deciding What is Fair
30. Solving a Problem
31. Accepting Consequences

Dealing with Stress
32. Relaxing
33. Dealing with Mistakes
34. Being Honest
35. Knowing When to Tell
36. Dealing with Losing
37. Wanting to Be First
38. Saying No
39. Accepting No
40. Deciding What to Do

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SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS. We offer evidence-based, therapist facilitated social skills groups. We strive to form groups that are age-appropriate and developmentally-appropriate. Unique goals are set for each child, taking into consideration parental priorities. Each session, the therapist plans fun and engaging activities for the children that provide opportunities to develop skills such as sharing, turn taking, and peer communication. Data are collected on goals during social skills groups to ensure that each child is making progress. The data are shared with parents, along with recommendations for carrying-over skills at home and in the community.

Play is important! We teach a variety of play skills in our weekly social skills groups.

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